2025 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 33
Owen McGowan
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 236
- Hometown:
- Canton, Mass.
- High School:
- Catholic Memorial
- Shop:
- Athlete's Thread
2025 (Redshirt Senior): Named a captain for the first time in his career ahead of the 2025 season ... Played in 11 games with 10 starts at linebacker, recording 54 tackles, including five for loss, three pass breakups, one sack, one fumble recovery, and one quarterback hit ... Totaled eight tackles to go with a 12-yard sack of quarterback Aidan Chiles in the fourth quarter at Michigan State (9/6) ... Added eight tackles in back-to-back weeks at Stanford (9/13), which was second on the team ... Registered eight tackles vs. Clemson (10/11) for the third time this season, tying his career-high ... Totaled three tackles and two pass break-ups vs. Notre Dame (11/1) ... Finished with six tackles vs. SMU (11/8) and Georgia Tech (11/15) ... Did not play at Syracuse (11/29) due to injury.
2024 (Redshirt Junior): Started twice and played in nine games before a season-ending injury… totaled 29 tackles and two pass break-ups… made three tackles against Duquesne (9/7)... posted three solo tackles vs. Michigan State (9/21)... contributed two tackles at Virginia (10/5)... assisted on six tackles at Virginia Tech (10/17)... tallied five tackles and two pass break-ups against Louisville (10/25)... collected a season-high seven tackles vs. Syracuse (11/9).
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in all 13 games on special teams with appearances at linebacker and fullback… totaled eight tackles… contributed a season-high three tackles vs. Holy Cross (9/9)... made two tackles against Virginia (9/30)... caught a two-yard touchdown pass at Syracuse (11/3)... carried the ball once for four yards vs. Virginia Tech (11/11).
2022 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams… finished with three tackles, all solos.
2021 (Freshman): Appeared in two games and redshirted the season … two-time scout team player of the week.
High School: Gatorade State Player of the Year as a senior in Massachusetts … averaged over 12 tackles per game as a senior in the spring of 2021 … rated a three-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … ranked as the No. 4 player in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by ESPN and Rivals and the No. 6 player by 247 Sports … graded as the No. 20 inside linebacker in the country by ESPN and No. 32 by 247 Sports … surpassed 100 tackles in 2018 and 2019 … totaled eight career sacks, seven forced fumbles and 11 touchdowns as a running back or wide receiver … 2019 Catholic Conference MVP as a junior … earned Boston Globe and Mass Varsity player of the year honors … first team all-state selection in 2018 … also played basketball at Catholic Memorial … member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Brian and Kelly McGowan … Brother Jack played football at Harvard … Father played football at Central Connecticut State … Mother played field hockey at Northeastern and served 14 seasons as head coach at Bentley, winning a 2001 national championship … Recipient of the John J. Connor '44 Continuing Education Scholarship Fund ... Pursuing a Masters of Business Administration.
2024 (Redshirt Junior): Started twice and played in nine games before a season-ending injury… totaled 29 tackles and two pass break-ups… made three tackles against Duquesne (9/7)... posted three solo tackles vs. Michigan State (9/21)... contributed two tackles at Virginia (10/5)... assisted on six tackles at Virginia Tech (10/17)... tallied five tackles and two pass break-ups against Louisville (10/25)... collected a season-high seven tackles vs. Syracuse (11/9).
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in all 13 games on special teams with appearances at linebacker and fullback… totaled eight tackles… contributed a season-high three tackles vs. Holy Cross (9/9)... made two tackles against Virginia (9/30)... caught a two-yard touchdown pass at Syracuse (11/3)... carried the ball once for four yards vs. Virginia Tech (11/11).
2022 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams… finished with three tackles, all solos.
2021 (Freshman): Appeared in two games and redshirted the season … two-time scout team player of the week.
High School: Gatorade State Player of the Year as a senior in Massachusetts … averaged over 12 tackles per game as a senior in the spring of 2021 … rated a three-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … ranked as the No. 4 player in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by ESPN and Rivals and the No. 6 player by 247 Sports … graded as the No. 20 inside linebacker in the country by ESPN and No. 32 by 247 Sports … surpassed 100 tackles in 2018 and 2019 … totaled eight career sacks, seven forced fumbles and 11 touchdowns as a running back or wide receiver … 2019 Catholic Conference MVP as a junior … earned Boston Globe and Mass Varsity player of the year honors … first team all-state selection in 2018 … also played basketball at Catholic Memorial … member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Brian and Kelly McGowan … Brother Jack played football at Harvard … Father played football at Central Connecticut State … Mother played field hockey at Northeastern and served 14 seasons as head coach at Bentley, winning a 2001 national championship … Recipient of the John J. Connor '44 Continuing Education Scholarship Fund ... Pursuing a Masters of Business Administration.
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